by eliasc64 | Sep 3, 2023 | Asia, Cambodia, Destinations, Laos, Trips, Vietnam
It was a long five years since our last trip to West Africa. A combination of the global COVID pandemic and the rebuilding of the business made travel impossible. After pushing back the decision for half a year, we drilled down our long wish list, looking for a place...
by eliasc64 | Jan 26, 2020 | Africa, Benin, Destinations, Ghana, Togo, Trips
This is a long of week on the road in West Africa, across Ghana, Togo and Benin. This part of the world is still one of the best destination for the travel that wishes to emerge into the African culture, to understand the challenges of everyday life and understand...
by eliasc64 | Jan 26, 2020 | Africa, Destinations, Ghana, Togo, West Africa Trip 2018
After a challenging night in prison-like rooms, we had some breakfast and crossed the Benin-Togo border. The semi-abandoned border post was guarded by a bored police officer who spent twenty minutes to copy our names in his logbook, in Greek script! Batammariba...
by eliasc64 | Jan 26, 2020 | Africa, Benin, Destinations, West Africa Trip 2018
After a good breakfast we set course to Natitingou, 400km north of Dasse Zoume. We spent more than 6 hours on the dirt road – supposedly under construction – slowing down every 50 meters to avoid the large potholes and the tons of dust produced by the...
by eliasc64 | Jan 26, 2020 | Africa, Benin, Destinations, West Africa Trip 2018
The next morning we drove for 40 minutes to Abomey Calavi to visit Ganvie, a picturesque village with stilt houses on Lake Nokoué. It was founded in the 17th century by the Tofinu people to escape capturing and slavery. Everyday life revolves around the lake. The...
